BORDC/DDF Condemns Muslim Ban 2.0

In response to the revised “Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States” signed today by the President, Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation Executive Director Sue Udry issued the following statement:

We categorically reject the false premise of this Executive Order: that refugees fleeing war, poverty, and devastation, or people from the six countries included in the ban are inherently dangerous, or that additional vetting is required for our national security. This EO, like the previous one, is motivated by bigotry and prejudice and is simply a Muslim Ban designed to promote a narrative that stigmatizes Muslims in the US and across the globe.

These policies have nothing to do with national security, but, like Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, protesters, and the media, they are intended to sow divisiveness and fear, weaken civil society, and silence dissent.

State & local leaders must reject the militarization of our streets - even if it takes dusting off the Third Amendment to protect our rights enshrined in the First. https://rightsanddissent.org/news/no-one-expects-the-third-amendment/